Obama Presidential Center site remains quiet as appeals court prepares to hear arguments in lawsuit over use of Jackson Park

The Obama Presidential Center was originally slated to be completed in 2021, but after years of legal challenges, design changes and federal review, there’s still no date to even put a shovel in the ground. One of those issues will come to a head on Thursday when a federal appeals court hears arguments in a lawsuit over the planned South Side site of the $500 million, four-building campus in …